Welcome to The Swedish Artillery Museum

The dramatic restructuring of Sweden´s defence opened the way for a network of museums-Sweden´s Military Heritage – showing different aspects of our military history (see www.smha.se).

Sweden has not been involved in a war since 1814. The will to defend the country has been strong all the time both before and after that year.

In Kristianstad you can learn about the history of the Swedish artillery.

The Artillery museum in Kristianstad portrays the development of the Swedish artillery from the middle of the 1700´s to the present days. The museum will assume the overall responsibility for preserving the historical traditions of the Swedish Artillery.

In the museum you can find around 100 artillery-guns/howitzers/mortars/grenade launchers and the belonging communication equipment, instruments and ammunition, around 40 artillery vehicles including self-propelled guns among other things. The meaning is also showing functions and concepts.  The visitor will get an understanding of how and why.
It is mainly a museum of technology.

Most of the Swedish artillery systems are manufactured in Sweden. But some are German and one  French. The most important manufacturers are Swedish: Bofors, Ericsson and Hägglund are most important. Up to about 1920 was also German Krupp of importance.
From old ages also guns from manufacturers as Finspång and Stafsjö.

The area where the museum is located is Norra Åsum south of and near the city Kristianstad in Skåne/Scania in the southernmost part of Sweden (see map). It has been a military training place for artillery from 1946- 1994 belonging to Royal Wendes artillery regiment (A 3).

In the neighbourhood are the former fortress city of Kristianstad with regional museum and an old fortress bastion and within 10 kilometres the old black powder mills of Torsebro.

The museum also, at special shows, works together with both horse-drawn and vehicle-towed artillery  also wearing uniforms of the time.

Some information for the visitors:

The museum is open 2012 Tuesdays during May-August to September. Sundays in May (not Midsummer). From 26 of June to 12 of August open Tuesdays to Sundays. During august open all Sundays. Every day: 12.00-16.00.
Groups can be booked at other times all around the year. English-speaking guide is available.

The museum is available for disabled persons. Coffee can be served. A small shop has books and some surplus items. A playground is built for children. Parking is free and avaiable for all kinds of vehicles including busses and caravans/house-trailers. Entrance fee per person is 30 Sw. cr. (from 15 years) and for a group of maximum 25 persons obligatory 200 Sw. cr. extra for one hour guiding, more than 25 persons means two groups etc. A new illustrated catalogue is available (in Swedish).